Clitheroe "22324 (Editorial), Z2S2S (Advertising). Burnley 422881 (Classified) .
Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, August 3rd, 1995 13 and we viisit to capture lo ca ls enjoying the 3
RETIRED cattle breeder Mr Frank Taylor was not talking bull when he got to grips with this big
fella!"I don’t think he’ll win”, said the former breeder of Hereford bulls from Clitheroe, about the big, white Charolais from Pleasington. And he even told the brute to its face! Mr Taylor, formerly of Sawley, comes every day to the Royal Lancashire Show, every year, and until recently used to show
every year. Once again there was a big cattle section at the show. . At .
THERE was a Ribble Valley wolf in sheep’s clothing at the show. Mr George Hibbert, well known for his involvement in Clitheroe Wolves boys football club id “not a real farmer”, as he admits himself, was at the Chorley-based three-day agricultural fair
showing his sheep. With sons Neil and Ross (standing), the area manager for an agricultural feeds firm, who lives at Bashall Eaves, had five sheep placed in top slots, with his top ram taking the premier spot in the senior ram category.
and n u n n o t u rc u i latiiiGi $ aa ug o u im w tiiiuovui — . I l ia np an m n n i i i rp r f o r n n QDT1<*llllUrfll lPWlfl • t • i • n r * i i _______XT-21______1 D - - n -------- Mr Hibbert also stepped in, at the last minute, to be the chief steward for the show s beef section. . . . . , , ,, , , . c_____ ------ , t 1* i • j
FAMILIES from the Ribble Valley were having a champion day out at the county’s premier agricultural show at the weekend.
picture to stand alongside two top Shire horses, who were attracting the crowds on Friday. Mr David Bush, his wife, Angela, and children, Jennifer and Martin, are regular visitors to the event. Mr Bush said: “It is a good day out for all the family. There is a lot to see and do.” After admiring the beauty of the Shire horses, the Clitheroe family moved
The Bush family, from Newton Street, in Clitheroe, were roped in to our . . . . ' .
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^An*OTgamsaticm whic'h aims ?o promote the Christian religion in the sphere of marriage and family life, the MU was providing practical facilities for parents. Many people took advantage of the facilities to change their babies
nappies and the youngest visitor was just seven days old. Members from the Blackburn Diocese manned the station during the three
on to visit a Young Farmers’ exhibition, where Jennifer, a YF herself, was showing an exhibit.
ME ANWHTLE1. DOWN ON THE FARM . . . Hill farming campaign gets underway
THE NFU campaign for the restoration of Govern ment support for hill farm ing moves into top gear n ex t month with th e launch of the NFU’s “Sur vey of Less Favoured
Area Farms 1995’’. Survey questionnaires are to
be distributed on a random basis to hundreds of hill farm ers, including a number in the Ribble Valley. Data drawn from the ques
November when they meet Ministry of Agriculture officials
tionnaires on non-farming income, farming business costs and environmental and live stock payments, will be used b y NFU n e g o t ia to r s in
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days of the show and the Peel family from Billington are among those in our picture.
IT was an exceptionally busy weekend for Chatbum public relations consul- tantlllrsJudith Roberts, who is press officer for the Royal Lancashire Show. Nevertheless, the former radio broadcaster and garden magazine editor took a break from her duties to pose with her husband, James, for our photographer.
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WEEKLY SALE OF DAIRY CATTLE, STORES AND CALVES Numbers forward and top prices for previous week
119 Newly Calved Dairy Cows and Heilera, £1,210 11a.m. 4 In Calf Daily Cows and Hellers to follow £800
PRIZE SHOW AND SALE OF MAIDEN DAIRY HEIFERS Including
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Heifors to follow. 225 Friesian Calves, £180
181 Calves of all other breeds to follow. £322 Stlrks and Stores
264 Young Bulls 169p/kg WEEKLY SALE OF FATSTOCK
153 Prime Steers and Heitera to follow 169p/kg 139 Cast Cows and Bulls to follow 140prtrg
2462 Prime Lambs 103p/kg 8 Shearlings to follow 72p/kg
176 Cast Ewes and Rams to follow £37.50 Sale ol Hay and Straw as forward
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Entries to date include: N. L Shaw (60) Mule Shearlings, J. ShutHeworth (20) Mule Ewes, A. Moorhouse (40) Mule Ewes, D. Moorhouse (80) Store Lambs, D. Capstiek (10) Store Lambs, J. E. Knowles (3) Young Bulls, Cross House (8) Sim X Steers and (4)
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: Horton in Craven - £194. Continental - Messrs R. F. and S. Bethel, Head olh Marsh Farm, Brindle - £322.
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Other enquiries: Richard Turner and S on (015242) 61444 o r (01200) 22389.
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Numbers forward and top prices lor previous week 10 a.m. 1 p.m. 11*45 am
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